Eastern Daly languages
{{Short description|Australian Aboriginal language family}}
{{Infobox language family
|name = Eastern Daly
|region = Daly River region, northern Australia
|familycolor = Australian
|fam1 =Macro-Gunwinyguan ?
|child1 = Matngele {{extinct}}
|child2 = Kamu {{extinct}}
|glotto=east2374
|glottorefname=Eastern Daly
|map=Daly languages.png
|mapcaption=The Daly languages (color), among the other non-Pama-Nyungan languages (grey)
|map2=Daly languages (closeup).png
|mapcaption2={{legend|#B5E61D|Eastern Daly}}
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The Eastern Daly languages are an extinct family of Australian aboriginal languages that are fairly closely related, at 50% cognate. They were:
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These languages had elements of verbal structure that suggest they may be related to the Macro-Gunwinyguan languages. All are now extinct.Evans, 2003, The non-Pama-Nyungan languages of northern Australia
Vocabulary
The following basic vocabulary items are from Tryon (1968).Tryon, Darrell T. "The Daly River Languages: A Survey". In Aguas, E.F. and Tryon, D. editors, Papers in Australian Linguistics No. 3. A-14:21-49. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1968. {{doi|10.15144/PL-A14.21}}
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| 1 | head | puǰæ | puǰa |
| 2 | hair | puǰæmaR | pučæmænæŋ |
| 3 | eyes | miyam | dun |
| 4 | nose | činin | činin |
| 5 | ear | piyawuR | peyawuR |
| 6 | tooth | ŋat | ŋat |
| 7 | tongue | ŋaltïretïre | ŋænæR |
| 8 | shoulder | tæwæR | tæwæR |
| 9 | elbow | dændar | dandar |
| 10 | hand | mæmæk | mæmæk |
| 11 | breasts | kuyuŋ | mœRmœR |
| 12 | back | dætœm | dætœm |
| 13 | belly | mæn | pak |
| 14 | navel | čœdur | čœdœR |
| 15 | heart | mændulma | mændulma |
| 16 | urine | wure | wœre |
| 17 | excrete | kœn | kœn |
| 18 | thigh | čære | čære |
| 19 | leg | kærær | kaR |
| 20 | knee | pœŋgaR | pœŋgar |
| 21 | foot | mær | mær |
| 22 | skin | baR | karala |
| 23 | fat | mœdl | mœdl |
| 24 | blood | čœrŋuɲ | čœruŋœɲ |
| 25 | bone | pæč | pæč |
| 26 | man | čiǰe | čije |
| 27 | woman | pamgun | kuwarak |
| 28 | father | baŋɔ | baŋgač |
| 29 | mother | kilaɲŋɔ | kidlaŋ |
| 30 | grandmother | kalaɲŋɔ | kawoy |
| 31 | policeman | čayač | čaǰiɲ |
| 32 | spear | kanbe | kanbe |
| 33 | woomera | lagač | lagaɲ |
| 34 | boomerang | čïmbičïmbič | čïmbičïmbič |
| 35 | nullanulla | magulbɔ | yimnalanala |
| 36 | hair-belt | maR | muŋuR |
| 37 | canoe | wænæ | wænæ |
| 38 | axe | mæŋ | mæŋ |
| 39 | dilly bag | kalan | kaRaR |
| 40 | fire | yim | yim |
| 41 | smoke | wæn | wuŋgɔR |
| 42 | water | wuk | wuk |
| 43 | cloud | wœŋ | pær |
| 44 | rainbow | pululɔy | pulɔypulɔy |
| 45 | barramundi | kœyl | kœly |
| 46 | sea | wuk kučuwoy | kærætïl |
| 47 | river | wukpædæR | pædæR |
| 48 | stone | pawar | pawaR |
| 49 | ground | yurɔ | yurɔ |
| 50 | track | čal | mær |
| 51 | dust | puruŋ | puruŋ |
| 52 | sun | mœRœR | mœrœr |
| 53 | moon | nœdœn | nudun |
| 54 | star | naŋɔ | milan |
| 55 | night | ŋoykdiɲ | ŋœyč |
| 56 | tomorrow | pukunuŋ | neganuŋ |
| 57 | today | neyœnuŋ | kamɔ |
| 58 | big | æluŋɔ | kunuwaraŋ |
| 59 | possum | bɔ | bɔ |
| 60 | dog | čamar | čamaR |
| 61 | tail | čirin | čiriɲ |
| 62 | meat | piɲæk | piɲa |
| 63 | snake | piɲam | ŋuɲbœr |
| 64 | red kangaroo | čayïR | čayɛR |
| 65 | porcupine | mïdlk | mænɛŋɛč |
| 66 | emu | nœwœt | nœwœt |
| 67 | crow | waŋgaR | waŋgaR |
| 68 | goanna | araɲ | aRaɲ |
| 69 | blue tongue lizard | pïRir | pïRïR |
| 70 | mosquito | wuræŋ | wœraŋ |
| 71 | sugar-bag | wamæR | wæmæR |
| 72 | camp | dak | dak |
| 73 | black | wakpara | wakwaRa |
| 74 | white | puŋma | tamaRma |
| 75 | red | pirpma | piRpma |
| 76 | one | næmbayɔ | næmbeyɔ |
| 77 | two | palpmurɔ | kurinǰeyɔ |
| 78 | when? | anaɲmiye | aneɲïmbediɲ |
| 79 | what? | anǰanuŋ | anǰa |
| 80 | who? | nuwun | nuŋuɲ |
| 81 | I | ŋurɔnuŋ | ŋurɔ |
| 82 | you | nuŋgɔrnuŋ | waŋare |
| 83 | he | kuna | kuna |
| 84 | grass | wæn | wæn |
| 85 | vegetable food | mæye | miye |
| 86 | tree | yim | yim |
| 87 | leaf | wurœr | dæmbæl |
| 88 | pandanus | čaŋača | čaŋača |
| 89 | ironwood | pawič | pawit |
| 90 | ripe | damgane | pirpma |
| 91 | good | kunburiɲ | kunburič |
| 92 | bad | kuwaruk | kuwarɔ |
| 93 | blind | wuɲ | wuɲ |
| 94 | deaf | ɲaba | ɲaba |
| 95 | saliva | tak | tak |
See also
References
- {{cite journal |last=Tryon |first=D. T. |author-link=Darrell Tryon |year=1968 |title=The Daly River languages: a survey |journal=Papers in Australian Linguistics |volume=3 |pages=21–36}}
- {{cite book |last=Tryon |first=D. T. |author-link=Darrell Tryon |year=1974 |title=Daly family languages, Australia |location=Canberra |publisher=Pacific Linguistics}}
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